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Taking their name from a Polynesian sea-god, Tangaroa are a truly unique hybrid of experimental extreme metal and progressive grind. An abhorrent amalgamation of virtuoso technical abilities and incendiary mathematical metal riffs, combining a wealth of styles from black metal, grindcore, hardcore and jazz. Tangaroa push back the boundaries and concepts of song structures, offering a defiant middle finger response to the current wave of tech-metal pretenders to the throne.

“Tangaroa stir your cerebellum into a whirlpool of adrenaline-induced confusion with their amalgam of technical musicianship and progressive grind. This sonic headfuck will leave you a gibbering mess!”

Terrorizer

Formed in Leeds in 1998, the band developed am impressive live reputation amongst the underground extreme metal scene, becoming known for jaw dropping musicianship and a somewhat oppressive audio assault on the senses. This was further enhanced by two self-released mini CDs; 2001’s ‘Ever Fucked A Black Metal Whore?’ and 2002’s self-titled ‘Tangaroa’ EP.

After a short break, Tangaroa return, building on their previous efforts and taking everything ten steps further. With the release of the new ‘Day’ EP, we see their most accomplished and impressive work to date, carving out their own true sound with a chaotic barrage of musical mathematics and debilitating dissonance.

"The off-kilter nature and downright maliciousness of the weird rhythms make Day as enticing as it is confusing... a warped musical head-fuck that's certainly metal but quite unlike any you've heard before"

4/5 Kerrang!

"Their technical ability is immediately impressive… Tangaroa have created an intricate patchwork of songs - each possessing passages and little experimental hidey holes all of their own"

4/5 Zero Tolerance